Goodwill

Rabecca the manager is not informed about return rules. She actually self enforced a rule that I had to return my Prada jacket to the Ballard store I bought it from and not to the Seattle goodwill-​tukwilla store because she «can’t resell it at her store.» The policy is that if you buy an item at any goodwill Seattle, you can return it at any Seattle goodwill with a receipt in 7 days. She did not honor a store policy. In addition, I asked her about a long sleeve cotton Seahawks and she said it was $ 19.97 and then puts on the floor for less. Truly the worst experience at a Goodwill Seattle store. I am so disappointed at this store that I am not sure I will ever return to this store. I would suggest visiting another Goodwill like Burien, Seattle, or any other. Awful management.

This is one of the better Goodwill locations I’ve ever been to. Very clean, organized.
Unfortunately, there’s no getting away from the donated thrift shop smell.
When did Goodwill start selling brand new cheap stuff? Like electronic cases, socks, weird random things. I thought they were all about donations and not about spending money to make money?
Anyway. Great Goodwill location, definitely a repeat customer.

EXPENSIVE. Holy CRAP I can buy new clothes at Target for cheaper.
Good selection of books at reasonable prices but that is about it.
Two checkers working with a long line on Sunday.
Nice jeans are priced at 27.00 — kid you not. I can buy a pair on ebay for cheaper than that.
I know, I know, it is supposed to be helping people have jobs. Still, I cant help feeling totally ripped off whenever I go in here.

First time visiting the store. Was impressed with the super reasonably priced book section and the front section of the clothes where the «nicer» items were.
I found a super cute pair of Cole Haan flats for $ 24.95 that looked brand new, never worn. I of course snatched them up. For curiosities sake, I looked them up online that evening, they retail for $ 178 new. Super score!
As with all thrift stores, it’s hit or miss. Some days you find a ton of great items, others it’s all junk.

This is My second favorite Goodwill there is lots of Good stuff here and the staff is pretty lax it can be pretty hectic on Monday’s and I have had people act like total loonies but otherwise there is plenty of great finds to be had.

Shelves and racks were unorganized and the 2 cashiers were busy talking to each other and not concentrating on the customers!

I enjoy shopping here! They always have good bargains! I found a really cute pink purse Marc Jacobs that was in perfect condition and was just donated yesterday! I love shopping for high designer bags with low prices! Thank you!

The manager at this store is rude to customers and should be fired. She had my 84 year old mother in tears. Mom had bought a cold packer pan for $ 19.99. We got home & found several holes in the bottom. We tried to return it but the manager would only give her $ 1.29 because she said it went on sale after we bought it. Even though we have the receipt. The manager knew that we were regular shoppers and was fine with us never coming back. Thrift stores are what my mom & I do for fun, but we will never return to another Goodwill. This manager truly deserves to be fired.

Goodwill Tukwila, Washington. We found this location through our Garmin. The first time we went, we were not impressed, the second was a little better, but it was the third time that really sealed the deal that we would not return.
Pro’s
· Manager is friendly and ready to make things right
· Abundant inventory
· Nice floor staff
· Unique items
· Convenient hours (open until 9:30 p. m)
Con’s
The person that does the pricing is rude and arrogant
Very expensive compared to other local Goodwill locations
Most items are, literally $ 3.00 more, on average than other locations
Summary–
This location is not one of my favorites, although they have some great items. I happened to find an item that I wanted to purchase and put it in my cart. The pricing «person» came over to my basket and told me that the item I had in my cart was the wrong price and took it out of my cart and walked away with the item.
Once she repriced the item, she returned it to the shelf, did not let me know it was there and walked back into the back and did not come back out the rest of the time we were there. We contacted a manager on duty and we were told that he could not adjust the price nor could he honor the storewide 205 discount being offered that day on furniture, on this particular furniture item. We asked him to hold the item, we called the Seattle store, got the name of the manager, told the Seattle manager what happened and left.
During all this, the gentleman that was helping us (a worker, not the manager) was called to the back. My girlfriend was on fire! When the man returned, she asked the man if he had gotten in trouble and she found out that he «may have». He next morning at opening, my girlfriend was on the phone with the manager. She not only stated that the employee did not get into trouble, but that we could come and get the item for the price it was when we placed it in the basket and get the 20% off our entire order. We just got that item and left.
We found a cup at this location for $ 5.99 (a coffee mug) and a cup at another location (the same one) for $.69. Their prices are outrageous. I do not recommend this Goodwill… go to Ballard. Use the additional money you’d spend here on the gas to get there.

I do like looking around in this store. Prices go from very reasonable to questionably high for some items considering it is a 2^nd hand store.
Some staff is incredibly helpful and pleasant, and some downright rude.

In regards to donation:
We first went to another donation place that wouldn’t take most of our stuff… It’s not like we had junk either… A 80 dollar rice cooker, foreman grill, juicer, never been worn shoes… The other place passed on EVERYTHING and didn’t even go through our boxes. We decided to try goodwill and I am sure glad we did. They had someone there to help us unload and took everything no questions asked. We were even hesitant to give them some linens we had and the guy just told us to leave them :)… They even let us leave the cardboard box we put everything in! This will be my new donation place!

Pretty large, fairly clean, and they have a decent selection from what I can tell.
However — my true reason to recommend this place. It is the best bookstore ever. Books range from $ 0.50 to $ 3. Selection and quality are not reliable by any means, but they definitely carry a lot of bestsellers (I’ve gathered almost the entire Harry Potter series for instance) and they do have some obscure stuff that I’ve been pretty surprised to find. Worth a try if you’re a book lover who, in this digital age, still enjoys the feel of pages in your hands… while not shelling out too much for it.
Lots of parking as well so easy to drop off donations.

Who would have thought that Southcenter is a big destination for thrifting. Not me!
This Goodwill is also huge (like Value village) and if you are super dedicated, you can browse here for a few hours. There are just so many racks here.
The book section has one of the best thrift store book selections. The pricing is fairly standard — there are only like 2 – 3 prices — and the selection is very wide. I picked up The Life of Pi in like new condition for only $ 1.99. There was even a section full of textbooks and I picked up a marketing textbook for a whopping $ 2.99!
The clothing was okay. I saw a lot of Forever 21, Gap, Abercrombie, Hollister etc. type clothing. Prices seem a tiny high, usually hovering around $ 5-​$ 10 for somewhat ratty clothing. I did find a Rock and Republic shirt for about $ 5.

For donation: Couldn’t have asked for anything more. Just drive in, unload stuff, run.
For purchase: This is definitely a place for clothing, accessories, and random housewares. The furniture selection was small and BEAT. We found some good bargains on glassware; not much in terms of diamonds in the rough, but certainly a good selection of standard-​issue cups and cocktail glasses.

First time at this location.
Seemed clean, wide aisles and variety of items.
I found just what I looking for (winter gloves and snow pants)… hopefully the pants fit.
There was only one cashier, but it turns out that was the ‘returns’ lane. She directed me to the ‘main’ cashier, which was at the jewelry counter. Looks can be deceiving I guess.

Finally found a gem! Manged to find this EXACT jacket,
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in what looked like UNWORN condition for $ 19.97. In case you’re too busy or lazy to click on the link, it’s a Yves Saint Laurent jacket that retails for $ 1,695. Before all you cynics start saying, «Oh, it’s a knock off, or a fake,» I can tell you with absolute certainty that it’s the 100% real deal.
I’ll be back again and again to rummage through the daily donations in the hopes of finding more gems like this one. Thanks Goodwill for keeping my American Express bill from being $ 1700 higher.

This is just for the drop off —
Came here twice to drop off items. Instantly got a donation tax deduction receipt and help unloading. Both times — in and out in sub-​3 minutes.
One complaint — they won’t take your cardboard even though they have a gigantic recyclling compactor right there.

This visit I found a $ 10 pair of like-​new Ferragamo Shoes. I also found a batgirl costume for my little one for $ 2.99 and tons of other great stuff.
They have a new ‘high end’ area with bags up to $ 60 and designer brands, the shoes I found were in the regular rack, clearly missed in that roundup and price points as some of the shoes were up to $ 20.
This one has a great selection of high quality kids clothing, a smaller but well stocked furniture/​home goods area and tons of women’s and a decent amount of men’s clothing.
I agree with Jeanny, the parking lot is small and when I was there trying to leave, it would have been fitting for either keystone cop music or a grand classical piece while three cars, including mine, tried to get in and out at the same time. It was less graceful than a dance but clearly well choreographed as I did get out eventually.
The staff are friendly and usually a bit kooky, which of course, I appreciate.

Returned for some polo shirts and to check out the everyday stuff… seeing all this made me realize we could be «recycling our buying» by buying recycled products and cutting down on waste more… I mean, a SH! TLOAD of this stuff is still okay — especially things like cups and clothes for doing work around the yard or volunteering doing dirty stuff. Alot of the cups here washed at home are practically the same like the new stuff out in the box stores.
Someone’s junk can be another person’s [useful] treasure!

We were early to pick up someone at the airport and pulled out our handy listing of local Goodwills. Located in one of those mystery ‘middle’ streets near Southcenter Mall, I’m glad we had GPS to guide us over.
The parking lot was smallish, but at least there wasn’t a bottleneck of people dropping off donations. The store has really high ceilings, is bright and well lit and had a decent selection of clothes.
So decent, that I bought a shirt I owned a few years ago but donated because it was a medium. Found it in a large here and bought it. SCORE! Love it when that happens. :)
We found some interesting wall art and I got one for 2.99 because there was no price on it. Awww, thank you little European lady!